Fly LED screen (IMAGE)

Penn State

Fly LED screen

Caption

Researchers suspended a fruit fly from a pin and magnet and projected footage of what the insect would see while in flight on LED screens, which caused it to move as if freely flying. In doing so, they were able to track the fly's head and body movements in response to fast and slow stimuli.

Credit

Kelby Hochreither, Penn State

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Educational purposes only

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